A
second painting of the famous Mt. Asgard.
"Named
after the home of the Scandinavian Gods. Mt. Asgard
rises about 3,000 feet above the tongue of the Turner
Glacier (which curves off tothe viewer's right and
distance). The floor of the Glacier is about 2500
feet above sea level.
Sketched
rapidly from our 'Northair' plane at mountain-top
altitude through Pangnirtung Pass especially suited
for artists and photographers.
In one of the James Bond movies, a skier skied off
the snow top of this pinnacle. He was to receive $10,000
cash plus expenses if he lived but if he died, his
family was to receive $250,000. I know the man in
Frobisher, Desmond Nicklos, who typed out the contract.
The skier lived unharmed."
Donald
M. Flather, 1903-1990